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Robie Flowers is a bespoke floristry boutique in Manchester.
Walking into their newly remodelled premises at 389 Bury New Road in Prestwich Village, you will think you have stepped into a style boutique in a major European city such as Amsterdam or Barcelona.
The elegant design space has a very definite ‘Euro-chic’ feel to it which is enhanced further by the use of classic furniture and fixings with a modern edge.
With over 15 years’ experience serving the Greater Manchester community, he has gained a reputation for offering something modern, sophisticated and different from the norm.
· Robie is aided by his assistant Peter at the shop, where they provide displays for corporate events, weddings and hotels, to personalised bouquets and flower creations.
· Robie runs workshops throughout the year at various venues. The flowers and cocktail evenings are particularly popular!
· Robie has just finished holding Christmas Wreath making classes.
Manchester Lesbian and Gay Chorus (MLGC) is one of the UK’s largest LGBT+ choirs with more than 80 members.
MLGC exists to give people in and around Greater Manchester who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or another minority sexual or gender identity the opportunity to make music in a friendly, safe environment. They also welcome those who identify themselves as allies of the LGBT+ community.
The history of Manchester Lesbian and Gay Chorus dates back to 2000 when a small number of singers came together and met at St Peter’s House at the University of Manchester. By the following year, the choir had decided on its name and officially formed as an organisation, and was now rehearsing regularly in Manchester’s Gay Village.
Since these early years, the Chorus has grown from strength to strength and they now have over 80 members, ranging from people in their early 20s to early 80s. They are a very proud community choir and are privileged to be the musical voice of Manchester’s LGBT+ community.
Jack Bean, along with his partner, Nick, runs a clothing company called Offend My Eyes.
Jack uses his life as a transgender man to inspire the artwork he produces. Everything they make at Offend My Eyes is done by them from scratch.
They sell at many gay prides and music festivals around the UK every summer, and their brand is all about being yourself, being proud, expressing your identity and not caring what others may think. It’s essentially quite in-your-face and challenging, but with peaceful intentions.
They work on making the clothing accessible for all genders and all body sizes, and work closely with customers to hear what they want.
Notably, they’ve sold to a few celebrities (Noel Fielding, Chrissy Hynde) and collaborated with other companies. They trade at Sparkle the transgender festival every year, Brighton Pride, Download festival, Glastonbury and more.
They’re in their 6th year and growing every year, but they still do everything themselves!

The brainchild of the Andy Green, Circular Bear Project makes short films showing the world what it’s like being a real middle aged cuddly man in the UK. Not caricatures or stereotypes, just down to earth friendly blokes who like other blokes, getting into scrapes and daft adventures, who are all just a little bit Circular!

Andy is the creative genius behind Circular Bear Project. Not only did he envision all the characters and storylines, but also wrote the main film script, directed and filmed everything and managed to keep all in order. He never stops!

Martyn is horrendously talented! When he is not doing Circular things, you can find him on stage with the Rossendale Players (Lady In The Van, Generations Apart) and in January 2019 could be seen in Summerseat Players’ new telling of ‘No Sex Please, We’re British.’ In 2018 he was also seen as a supporting artist on many TV dramas. He wrote the excellent Circular Tails short Daniel. Martyn plays Dan, Aaron’s friend who first took him under his wing and now going through a troubled patch. He’s a lot more thoughtful than Dan in real life!


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Matthew is passionate about saving Manchester’s abandoned buildings.